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Kyle Nelson salary

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Career earnings · recorded + estimated

~$496,000

Recorded $41,000 · 1 fightModel estimate $455,000 · 11 undisclosed fights

Last fight: $41,000 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer →

Model estimates, not disclosed figures. Real contracts are private; recent star disclosures are lower bounds.

Payday by fight

Every UFC purse we can price, first fight to last. Solid bars are recorded figures; hatched bars are our model's estimates for undisclosed purses.

$100K$200K20182019202020222023202420252026UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega — ~$14,000UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy — ~$14,000UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens — ~$26,000UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill — ~$18,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall — ~$23,000UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac — ~$23,000UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana — ~$50,000UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2 — ~$58,000UFC Atlantic City — ~$78,000UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady — ~$49,000UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez — ~$102,000UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer — $41,000
RecordedModel estimateBonus won
$41K
best recorded payday
~$41K
avg per fight
~$58K
est. show money / fight

Model contract estimate

~$58,000typical range $42K · $80K

Likely a matched show/win deal: about $58,000 more for a victory. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $11,000 per bout.

Estimated by our pay model (typical next bout) from record, rank and career profile against 18 years of disclosed purses. Real contracts are private · treat this as an informed estimate, and recent star disclosures as lower bounds.

Fight-by-fight purse history

Commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, best source per fight.

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer
Mar 28, 2026LOSS
$41,000?$41,000disclosed
UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez
Oct 18, 2025WIN
~$51,000~$51,000~$102,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady
Sep 7, 2024LOSS
~$49,000—~$49,000estimate
UFC Atlantic City
Mar 31, 2024WIN
~$39,000~$39,000~$78,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2
Sep 17, 2023WIN
~$29,000~$29,000~$58,000estimate
UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana
Jun 11, 2023WIN
~$25,000~$25,000~$50,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac
Feb 5, 2023
~$23,000—~$23,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall
Jul 23, 2022LOSS
~$23,000—~$23,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill
Sep 13, 2020LOSS
~$18,000—~$18,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens
Sep 22, 2019WIN
~$13,000~$13,000~$26,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy
May 5, 2019LOSS
~$14,000—~$14,000estimate
UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega
Dec 9, 2018LOSS
~$14,000—~$14,000estimate

Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.

Fighter pay FAQ

How much did Kyle Nelson make in his last fight?

Kyle Nelson made $41,000 at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · the recorded purse of show money, win bonus and disclosed extras.

How much does Kyle Nelson make per fight?

Our model estimates Kyle Nelson earns about $58,000 in show money per fight (typical range $42,000-$80,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.

Does Kyle Nelson get a win bonus?

Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $58,000 extra for a victory.

What is Kyle Nelson's biggest recorded payday?

Kyle Nelson's biggest recorded payday is $41,000, at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer.

What are Kyle Nelson's career earnings?

Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Kyle Nelson's career fight earnings come to roughly $496,000: $41,000 recorded across 1 fights, plus estimates for 11 fights no commission ever disclosed.

What is Kyle Nelson's net worth?

We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Kyle Nelson's career fight earnings are roughly $496,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.

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